Recommendations – Projector Screens
Below you will find my most current recommendations for each product category. As always, these are NON-SPONSORED recommendations based on as much empirical information and testing as I can gather.
Last Updated: March 11, 2025
For use with Standard Throw Projectors
Best Laser Speckle Reduction Screen
Silver Ticket White 1.1 Gain WAB
MSRP: $389.98
Link: https://amzn.to/40N8pfZ
If you have a standard throw triple laser projector like the Valerion Pro 2, Hisense C1, Hisense C2 Ultra, or any of the JMGO N1 or N1S lineup, you’re going to want a screen that reduces laser speckle. If you want to reduce that speckle all the way down to zero and maintain great maximum brightness, uniformity, and viewing angle, then the Silver Ticket Woven Acoustically Transparent material is king. Great news is that it’s super reasonably priced and comes in a ton of different screen sizes all the way up to 162”.
Best ALR Laser Speckle Reduction Screen
AWOL Lenticular UST ALR
MSRP: $899.00
Link: https://amzn.to/40MCyMk
If you want to reduce the laser speckle of your triple laser projector to almost zero while gaining the benefits of an ambient light rejecting screen, then I think the best screen material is a lenticular ALR screen made for ultra-short throw projectors. While I think standard throw lenticular screens could be a great product in the future, the current generation just doesn’t seem to perform as well as it should and isn’t available in as many form factors. Compared to the new standard throw lenticular screens, the UST versions have less hotspotting, less laser speckle, better uniformity, and are available in significantly more form factors.
Best Overall ALR and Viewing Experience Screen
Valerion Fresnel Long Throw ALR
MSRP: $999.00
Link: https://bit.ly/42qybI8
I thought that the best ALR performance hands down was from the Valerion long throw Fresnel screen, which had a measured gain of 0.55, 81% ambient light rejection from overhead sources, and by far the best brightness uniformity compared to the lenticular ALR screens. The only downside that I noticed was that when flipped upside down for a ceiling mounted projector, there seemed to be some loss of brightness since the focal point of the Fresnel structure was no longer lined up at eye level, but it was still far better than any of the other ALR screens. Even the viewing angle, which is typically a weakness of Fresnel screens, was more than acceptable, even at 45 degrees.
More information on Projector Screens: https://youtu.be/T8BEmAtjc_U
For use with Ultra-Short Throw Projectors
Best Laser Speckle Reduction Screen
Elite/AKIA CineWhite UHD-B
MSRP: $184.99
Link: https://amzn.to/4htUals
For ultra-short throw projectors with pure RGB laser sources like the Hisense PX3-Pro and AWOL LTV-3500 Pro, you’ll want a screen that reduces laser speckle, and like the long throw projectors, Silver Ticket’s Woven WAB material reduced the laser speckle to zero, but the texture of the screen was clearly visible with the steep projection angle of the USTs, and definitely caused image degradation. The next lowest amount of laser speckle was from the Cinewhite UHD-B material, which also has the benefit of nearly perfect screen uniformity and wide viewing angles.
Best ALR Laser Speckle Reduction Screen
Formovie UST Fresnel
If you’re looking for an ALR material, the Formovie Fresnel screen is the best at reducing laser speckle to a moderately low amount while maintaining extremely high brightness and rejecting between 91% and 95% of ambient light depending on the source, and in all my testing and having personally used the Formovie Fresnel for the last two years it basically only has two weaknesses. First, it’s only offered in 100” fixed frame, which I know is a huge dealbreaker for some spaces, and second, in certain very bright scenes you can notice the circular Fresnel structure in the top corners of the screen. It’s never been enough to bother me, but it’s something to be aware of.
2nd Place ALR Laser Speckle Reduction Screen
Nothing Projector UST Lenticular
MSRP: $1830.00
Link: https://bit.ly/3PIRgxK
If you need a drop down or floor rising screen or one that comes in sizes over 100”, then a low gain lenticular screen seems to be the best at reducing laser speckle. In this video that meant that the Nothing Projector 0.6 gain screen was my 2nd place pick for my Hisense PX3-Pro.
Best Overall ALR and Viewing Experience Screen
F-Screen UST Fresnel Screens
MSRP: $799.00-2399.00
Link: (Spectra) https://www.projectorscreen.com/spectra-projection-helios-100-fresnel-alr-projector-screen-for-ultra-short-throw-projectors.html?af=hookup-af
(Nexigo) https://amzn.to/4h72709
(AWOL) https://amzn.to/4h6MgyZ
If your ultra short throw projector has an ALPD light source like the Nexigo Aurora Pro or Formovie Theater Premium, then you don’t need to be as concerned about laser speckle. I thought that the Fresnel screens from Spectra, Nexigo, AWOL, and XGIMI, which are all essentially identical, had the best all-around performance with great build quality, huge amounts of ambient light rejection, and no visible Fresnel structure. They have the added benefit of coming in both 100” and 120” and often getting offered as a bundle with a projector purchase which can save you a lot of money.
More information on Projector Screens: https://youtu.be/T8BEmAtjc_U